TEAM ADVENTURE CROSSES BAY OF BISCAY

by Keith Taylor on 12 Dec 2000 LINCOLNVILLE, MAINE, December 11, 2000 – Cam Lewis’ Team Adventure mega
catamaran has crossed the stormy Bay of Biscay on her way south to the
Mediterranean for the start of The Race of the Millenium on December 31.

Lewis and his crew sent a satellite email message to team headquarters in
Maine today that they were battling 40-knot head winds and rough seas under
shortened sail as they fought to get south into warmer, calmer conditions.

At 11:47 AM US East Coast time (1647 GMT), the 110-foot catamaran was
located 60 miles west of Cape Finisterre, at the north-west tip of Portugal.
The boat was making eight knots, after making very slow progress during the
night.

“Conditions on board are OK, although not comfortable,” Lewis said in his
message. “We had time this morning to make a safety check and no problem was
detected. Sailing upwind in a gale is not the boat’s favorite condition as
you may guess. At least it makes for a good test and so far so good, except
for some minor details.”

Bill Biewenga, an experienced offshore sailor and navigator who is the
onshore router for Team Adventure, said the boat could expect the same rough
weather conditions for the next 24 to 36 hours. The boat has another 450
miles to go south before she can turn the corner at the southwest corner of
Portugal and another 200 miles to Gibraltar where she will enter the
Mediterranean. Light weather conditions are forecast for the last 1,000
miles to Monaco.

Team Adventure left Cherbourg, France bound for Monaco, France on her
qualifying voyage for The Race last Friday. The Team took officially took
delivery of their boat just under one year after construction began.

The big catamaran is the third yacht to be built from the same design and
molds by naval architect Gilles Ollier, however the only one to be
constructed by JMV Shipyard in Cherbourg.

After a month of sea trials and testing, the helm was finally passed to Team
Adventure skipper, Lewis last week.

“This is a big day for us on top of a month of big days,” Lewis said. “Now
for the next phase of this campaign; qualifying the boat for The Race.”

Before departing, the crew received the latest weather briefing from
Commanders Weather in Nashua, NH. The forecast was for strong headwinds
leaving Cherbourg with similar conditions anticipated all the way across the
Bay of Biscay to the north coast of Spain.

The Race of the Millennium involves a grueling, non-stop 27,000-mile sailing
sprint around the world. Beginning on December 31st from the former Olympic
sailing venue in Barcelona, Spain, seven giant catamarans will set sail for
The Race. The first boats are expected to finish in just over 60 days,
breaking all existing sailing records for circumnavigation.

Monster.com, the leading global online careers site and the flagship brand
of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: 'TMPW'; ASX: 'TMP'), has signed a Sponsor Level
Partnership - becoming the first major sponsor of the team.

For more information on Team Adventure, go to http://www.TeamAdventure.org
or visit the race site at http://www.therace.org. Additionally, individuals
wishing to donate to the Team Adventure Education Foundation or corporations
looking for sponsorship opportunities should contact Lydia Langston at
Lydia@TeamAdventure.org.